27 February 2017: The Commission delivered its report on the Adoption Act to the Attorney-General.

9 February 2017: The Commission's report on funeral and burial instructions was tabled in Parliament.

16 January 2017: The government announced that the Commission will review the rules covering litigation funding. The review will look at circumstances where plaintiffs win their case but end up with nothing because the money goes in legal fees. Terms of reference

21 December 2016: On 21 December 2016 the Commission received a reference on the Victims of Crime Assistance Act and Victims of Family Violence. Terms of reference

23 November 2015: The Commission has completed its consultations for the Victims of Crime inquiry and submissions have closed. The Commission is preparing its report for delivery to the Attorney-General by 1 September 2016.

6 October 2015: The Commission's report on medicinal cannabis was tabled in Parliament. The Victorian Government announced that it fully accepted 40 of 42 recommendations and provisionally accepted the other two.

7 October 2014: ABC Radio National: The Hon Philip Cummins AM interviewed by Damien Carrick on The Law Report, Radio National about jury empanelment, challenges to jurors and stereotyping of jurors on grounds of gender and race.